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Josh Wallin | March 13, 2025
The First 100 Days
Richard Fontaine, Geoffrey Gertz, Emily Kilcrease, Janet Egan, Paul Scharre, Vivek Chilukuri, Sam Howell, Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante, Stacie Pettyjohn, Carlton Haelig, Becca Wasser, Josh Wallin, Jacob Stokes, Lisa Curtis, Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero, Jonathan Lord, Jim Townsend | January 20, 2025
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Becca Wasser, Philip Sheers | April 03, 2025
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
Jacob Stokes | March 18, 2025
Defense
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The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy to change the character of war inches closer to reality...
The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
Defense
From Production Lines to Front Lines
Executive Summary The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is struggling to meet the demands of the current strategic environment—let alone prepare for a potential conflict agai...
Indo-Pacific Security
Assessing China’s Nuclear Decision-Making
China’s rapid nuclear buildup is raising questions about how the country makes decisions related to nuclear weapons. This policy brief analyzes that trend by presenting three ...
AMERICA'S EDGE
Experts from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) issued their recommendations for The First 100 Days, a blueprint to help the new administration navigate national security challenges from day one.
The First 100 Days
The First 100 Days is a series of recommendations from CNAS experts. The recommendations span the most pressing issues that will test the administration, including competition...
Set the Tone, Establish Policy, Hire Personnel—And Prepare for Crisis
President Donald Trump enters office at a critical moment and faces multiple crises...
CNAS 2025 National Security Conference | America's Edge: Forging the Future
Save the DateJune 3, 2025 The United States faces a rapidly changing global security landscape. Evolving technology, shifting alliances, and emerging threats require America t...
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New CNAS Report Calls for Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base for Future Great Power Conflict
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Washington, April 3, 2025 – Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, From Production Lines to Front Lines: Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Ind...
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No Tariff ‘Liberation’ for China
In The News
“The only way this gets resolved is through a leader-level summit that both leaders would have to be open to, but China is backed into a corner with a tariff rate this high,” ...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Donald Trump Erects a Protectionist Barrier Around America
In The News
US presidents from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton and George W Bush have used the White House Rose Garden to celebrate significant moments in America’s drive to liberalise the ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Trump Weighs an Economic Assault on the ‘One Big, Juicy Target Left’ in Russia: Its Oil
In The News
The U.S. is weighing an all-out economic assault on the lifeblood of Russia’s economy, its energy exports, in what analysts say would be a dramatic, potentially high-risk move...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Gulf Economies Avoid Harshest Trump Tariffs but Do Not Escape Unscathed
In The News
Gulf Co-operation Council countries were largely spared from US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, but the new levies' effects will be felt across the r...
By Rachel Ziemba
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From Production Lines to Front Lines
Executive Summary The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is struggling to meet the demands of the current strategic environment—let alone prepare for a potential conflict agai...
By Becca Wasser & Philip Sheers
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The Pentagon’s Endangered Brain Trust
By Dr. Andrew Krepinevich, Jr.
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Island Chains: Can the U.S.'s Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?
By Tom Shugart
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From Production Lines to Front Lines
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Donald Trump Erects a Protectionist Barrier Around America
US presidents from Ronald Reagan to Bill Clinton and George W Bush have used the White House Rose Garden to celebrate significant moments in America’s drive to liberalise the ...
By Richard Fontaine
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Ep 187: Richard Fontaine on the “Reverse Kissinger”
By Richard Fontaine
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Island Chains: Can the U.S.'s Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?
By Tom Shugart
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Donald Trump Erects a Protectionist Barrier Around America
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Trump Takes Credit for a Boost in Military Recruiting Started Under Biden
Even when President Donald Trump has a good-news story to tell, he can’t resist embellishing it. It’s not enough that he can point to positive military recruiting numbers. He ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Hegseth: Ditch Climate ‘Distraction’ but Prepare for Extreme Weather
By Will Rogers
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Military Officials Say Recruiting Off to Strong Start in 2025, Building on Recent Trends
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Trump Takes Credit for a Boost in Military Recruiting Started Under Biden
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Will Donald Trump Take Greenland by Force?
Trump’s comments have raised alarms in Greenland, particularly after US Vice President JD Vance announced he would visit the island. Greenland is rich in minerals, and it’s st...
By Jim Townsend
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South Sudan’s Vice President Arrested, Country on Brink of Civil War
By Kate Johnston
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Turkey’s Democratic Downturn
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Kate Johnston, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş & Soner Çağaptay
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Will Donald Trump Take Greenland by Force?
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
But any resolution to the Houthis, as tangled as they are in wider regional and global problems, needs a local solution....
By Eitan Danon
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China Backs Iran in Nuclear Talks, Slams ‘Threat of Force’ From the West
By Andrea Kendall-Taylor
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Don’t Trust Russia to Mediate the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Jonathan Lord
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U.S. Airstrikes Alone Can’t Dislodge the Houthis
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It’s Strictly Business? Trump’s Tariffs & the Erosion of Trust in the United States
Donald Trump is billing April 2 as "Liberation Day", when the United States sheds the shackles of unfair competition thanks to worldwide tariffs. We test the veracity of the U...
By Edward Fishman
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Donald Trump Erects a Protectionist Barrier Around America
By Richard Fontaine
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No Tariff ‘Liberation’ for China
By Emily Kilcrease
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It’s Strictly Business? Trump’s Tariffs & the Erosion of Trust in the United States
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Siliconsciousness: The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies: Part 1
This episode comprises the first part of our special event, “The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies”. The event, co-hosted by MIT Technology Review, brings together some...
By Dr. ED McGrady
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How Drones in Ukraine Are Reshaping War
By Samuel Bendett
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Anduril’s Fury Fighter Jet to Make Global Debut at Avalon Airshow 2025
By Diem Salmon
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Siliconsciousness: The AI Competition: Public Policy Strategies: Part 1
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
Donald Trump takes office in a complex and volatile global environment. Rising tensions with China, the continued war in Ukraine, and instability in the Middle East all pose s...
By Charles Horn
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Coordinate the Interagency to Counter Malign Foreign Influence
By Carrie Cordero
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The Clock Is Ticking on TikTok with Potential Ban Coming This Weekend
By Carrie Cordero
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Sharper: Trump's First 100 Days
